Observing Shabbat Worldwide to Protect Israel
Shabbat has kept the Jews throughout the generations.
‘Because It’s Ours’ – Tent City Rises in Hebron on Shabbat Chaye Sarah (Video)
Toward early mid-afternoon the tents start popping up on the lawn in the park across from the Cave of Machpela.
20,000 Jews in Hebron for Chayei Sarah
At least 20,000 Jews from all across Israel, and some coming in from around the world, converged on the biblical city of Hebron this shabbat to honor the memory of the Matriarch Sarah, whose burial in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron - Maarat HaMachpela - was chronicled in this week's Torah portion.
French Imams in Jerusalem For Anti-Anti-Jewish Campaign
A campaign by a group of 12 French imams to portray themselves as friendly to Jews is set to take place on Sunday when they arrive in Israel for a five-day visit.
Chief Rabbi: Stop Ingesting Pesticides to Avoid Bugs
Some of the supervised, ‘bug-free,’ leafy vegetable growers are using higher levels of pesticides than allowed by Health Ministry standards.
Library of Congress Celebrates 100 Years of Hebraica
A new exhibit at the Library of Congress is celebrating 100 years of Hebraica with its new exhibit, “Words Like Sapphires”.
Haredim Reject Government ‘Saturated’ Burials
The conventional burial sites permit the burial of some 70 persons per acre, as opposed to as many as 600 in the new system.
Two Very Different Jews Memorialized on Saturday
Memorials for two memorable Jews took place this weekend, though they stood, perhaps, on opposite sides of the political spectrum.
Israeli Flag Burned in Front of Budapest Synagogue
An Israeli flag was burned in front of a Budapest synagogue on Tuesday by members of an ultrarightist Hungarian party as part of their celebrations of an anti-communist revolution taking part in the country in 1956.
The Sheer, Small-L Liberalism of ‘Rabbis for Romney’
When you talk to the man behind that organization, you discover that not only is he not lonely, he is not a particularly partisan individual.
Rally Backing Jewish Community Held in Malmo
Malmo Mayor Ilmar Reepalu was among some 300 marchers who demonstrated in the Swedish city in support of the Jewish community.
Mount of Olives Trees Are World’s Oldest
Tests conducted on olive trees on Jerusalem's historic Mount of Olives are the oldest known trees in the world, according to a study released on Friday conducted by the National Research Council of Italy Trees and Timber Institute.
What Israeli Rabbis Can Learn from their American Counterparts: Communal Leadership
In cities and towns across Israel, the missing, pivotal character who could serve as a locus for spiritual needs, informal education and charitable programs is the communal rabbi, argue the founders of the Barkai Center for Practical Rabbinics.
Why We Stay Away from the Interfaith Roundtable
Sometimes, only a period of separation will save a troubled marriage. That is why the Simon Wiesenthal Center and other Jewish groups are pulling out of the Christian-Jewish Roundtable. Fifteen liberal Protestant leaders, including those of the Presbyterian, Lutheran and Methodist denominations, chose the Jewish High Holiday season to urge Congress to curtail U.S. aid to Israel.
EJC’s Kantor Unveils Model Bill for Europe on Regulating Ritual Slaughter
European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor unveiled a model bill designed to set “strict legal terms” on religious freedoms for the continent.
Citing Betrayal of Trust, Jewish Groups Pull Out of Interfaith Dialogue
The old adage about going to bed with dogs and waking up with fleas appears to have been proven true yet again, as Jewish groups have pulled out of an upcoming meeting with Protestant colleagues over a letter from Christian leaders to congressmen calling for a possible suspension of U.S. aid to Israel.
Court Imprisons Haredi Man for Refusing Wife a Get after He Dated another Man
She caught him "red-handed," and immediately filed a divorce case with the chief rabbinate, except he is refusing to divorce her.
‘Caught’ Using an iPhone, Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak Scorns his Detractors, While Urging Visitors to...
While senior Haredi rabbis are intensifying their battle against smartphones, and have begun as of late to levy personal sanctions against people using these devices, ostensibly to isolate them so they cannot inflict their cultural/spiritual damage on society – one notable and extremely influential Haredi star, Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak, continues to use this dangerous device unheeded.
Wife of ‘Businessmen’s Rabbi’ Attempted Suicide following Bribery Charges
Deborah Pinto, wife of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, who is suspected, along with her husband, of trying to bribe a senior police officer, attempted suicide on Sunday by taking pills. Mrs. Pinto, who was picked up for questioning last Thursday, together with her husband, and was released with him under restrictive conditions, is in satisfactory condition at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.
Rabbi Efrati: Dead Druze Soldier, Halachically, Not our ‘Brother’
In a Halachic Q&A, Rabbi Efrati of Efrat determined that the designation of "brother" to a goy is incorrect.
Shariah Card: Charge Your Way to Mecca
Users of a Shariah-compliant credit card from the United Arab Emirates can charge their purchases according to Islamic law, direct their prayers toward Mecca, and even put a little aside for the Hajj.
Religious Coalition to Metro: Donate “Support Israel” Proceeds to Human Rights Group
A coalition of religious groups is calling on the Washington DC Metro to donate proceeds from an ad campaign suggesting Muslims are savages to an organization supporting human rights.
Three Rabbis Sue City over Metzitzah B’peh
A lawsuit filed Thursday by Jewish organizations and three rabbis argues that a new NY City rule requiring parental consent for metzitzah b'peh, a post-circumcision ritual that involves oral suction in order to stimulate blood flow in the traumatized organ, violates the First Amendment.
Israeli Rabbi Suspected of Stealing Torah Scrolls
Police in Israel have reportedly arrested a rabbi suspected of stealing seven Torah scrolls from the synagogue of Moshav Brosh near Be’er Sheva.
Rabbi Smuggles Sukkot Supplies to Iran, Syria
He smuggled goods to Syria in the midst of its civil war and to Iran in the face of international sanctions, but Rabbi A.H. is no arms dealer or James Bond. He’s just a guy selling lulavs.
Jewish Leader Assaulted on Street in Budapest
Police in Budapest have arrested two young men after they allegedly assaulted the leader of a Jewish congregation.
Dutch Government Planning Ban on Kosher Slaughtering
The Dutch government is drafting a decree that would give it veto power over anyone who wants to practice ritual slaughter, or sh'chitah, in the Netherlands.
In Jerusalem, 6,000 Christians March in Support of Israel
There was love in the air of Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon.
Rabbi Cherlow: Why Aren’t Human Rights Advocates Protesting Outlawing Jewish Prayers on Temple Mount?
Rabbi Cherlow said that it is possible that the great concession of Temple Mount began with the late IDF General Motta Gur and his paratroopers.
‘Feast of Tabernacles’ March Around Jerusalem Begins
Tens of thousands of Christians from 60 countries around the world are participating in Thursday’s “Feast of the Tabernacles” march around Jerusalem.